They haven’t really worked together since My Name Is Khan in 2010, although Shah Rukh Khan did make a guest appearance in Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil ...
1917 Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman Directed by Sam Mendes Rating: *****(5 stars) At the end of Sam Mendes’ 1917 I heard someone sobbing. I realized it was me. After...
Imtiaz Ali’s latest work of fractured passion Love Aaj Kal features the very massy and commercial Kartik Aryan and Sara Ali Khan doing a realistic love story where every emotion, feeling and dialogue is taken...
Those sections of the film industry repeatedly accused by Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli of nepotism are having the last laugh as Kangana has appointed her brother Akshat as the legal adviser for ...
It was with considerable excitement that Priyanka Chopra had last year announced a bio-pic on Osho Rajneesh’s trusted lieutenant and right-hand woman Ma Sheela. Often known as the power behind...
With the National Commission For Women closing the case against Anu Malik for alleged sexual misconduct ,the curtain has fallen on allegations against one more weighty name mentioned in...
Actress-activist Tanushree Dutta who spearheded the MeToo movement in Bollywood is extremely upset at the National Commission For Women(NCW) for exonerating musician Anu Malik from charges of sexual misconduct. Says Tanushree, “The National Commission for women ...
The trailer of the Kartik Aryan-Sara Ali Khan helmed Love Aaj Kal left me confused. Is it a remake of the earlier film of the same title starring Sara’s pop Saif? Or is it...
Dolittle Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Harry Collette, Antonio Banderas. Directed by: Stephen Gaghan Rating: *(1 star) Two thoughts struck me as I sat wide-eyed and open-mouthed(for all the wrong...
Almost every fortnight there is a new “reliable report” on Varun Dhawan’s wedding , venue date and all.A new report tells us that Varun and his...
Today’s actors are very different from the Govindas and Akshay Kumars of yore who signed everything that came their way after their debut. Nowadays, they wait. Here are the ones who...
Ever wondered why the most sensitive poetic romantic filmmaker Gulzar never worked with the most sensitive poetic romantic star Rajesh Khanna? Although Gulzar wrote some really sensitive dialogues and songs for Rajesh Khanna in the clasic Anand, the director ...
Don’t get me wrong. I love Alia Bhatt. She is as beautiful inside as she is on the outside. And she’s a great learner on the sets....
There is no doubt that Kangana Ranaut will leave all competition far behind with Panga and will pick up all the awards at the end of the year. Wowing the critics...
Jai Mummy Di Starring Sunny Singh, Sonnalli Seygall, Poonam Dhillon, Supriya Pathak Written & Directed by Navjot Gulati Rating: **** The good newzz (excluse my sloppy spelling) is that there is a romcom far funnier than the recent overrated Good Newzz.In many ...
What really happened to the 19-year old sensation Divya Bharti on the night of April 5, 1993 when in the presence of dress designer Neeta Lulla and her husband, she plunged to her...
On his birthday on January 8 Kannada superstar Yash encountered the kind of adulation never seen before in this country. The mass of humanity which descended on Bengaluru from...
Mahesh Babu and his team of his superhit Telugu film Sarileru Neekevvaru are in the mood to party. With the collections touching 100 crores in the first three days the joyous team ...
Shah Rukh Khan’s fans may choose to get as impatient as they like. But the mega-star is not biting the bait.He will say yes only when he is...
Suddenly in recent years a handful of voices have emerged on social media with strong political ideas, thoughts and influences. These voices gathered a growing power...
It is pretty much clear now that Hrithik Roshan is no more a part of Farah Khan’s remake of Raj N Sippy’s 1982 semi-hit Satte Pe Satta....
There are reports in a section of the press on Farhan Akhtar and his girlfriend tying the knot in 2020. The imaginative though alas, grosly misleading story even sets a time...
Telugu superstar Allu Arjun is on Cloud Nine. His latest film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo has opened to record crowds. “It is likely to be my career’s biggest hit so far. What can I ...
The Oscar nominations announced on Monday proved a blessing in disguise for Reliance Entertainment. 1917, the harrowing majestic World War 1 drama walked away with major nominations...
India’s most prolific filmmaker Priyadarshan is not happy with the voices of protest being raised in the film industry against the Government’s Citizens’ Amendment Act(CAA). “What have film...
Mahesh Babu: “Pongal this year comes to us with mixed feelings. While we’re very happy about the opening of my new film Sarileru Neekevvaru, there has been a death...
Politics has finally and irrevocably entered our cinema. This is proven by the abysmally low boxoffice figures for Chhapaak Meghna Gulzar’s much talked-about tale of an acid-attack survivor’s fight for justice....
Bombshell Starring Carlize Theron. Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow Directed by Jay Roach Rating: ** ½ (two and a half stars) Why is Bollywood not making a single film about sexual...
Veteran actress Raakhee Gulzar is her super-talented daughter Meghna Gulzar’s biggest critic. This is one parent who won’t indulge in futile flattery. Raakheeji refused to watch the film in any of the...
It is common knowledge in the film industry that Ajay Devgan and director Anubhav Sinha can’t stand one another since they worked together in a flop caper named Cash in 2007. The ...
History has again ,repeated itself when on Saturday .Shahid Kapoor while shooting for Gowtam Tinnanuri’s Jersey, the Hindi remake of the director’s Tamil hit of the same title, injured himself on...
Ranveer Singh, known for his outlandish fashion sense, has worn a skirt more than once in public. Now it’s the more conservative dresser Varun Dhawan’s turn to don a ...
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu) Starring Allu Arjun, Tabu, Jairam, Sushant,Pooja Hegde Written & Directed by Trivikram Srinivas Rating: ****(4 stars) When it comes to South Imdian screen icons, their larger-than-life image far supercedes the calibre, heft and tenability of the...
By now it is common knowledge in the Mumbai film industry that Sushant Singh Rajput is “very serious’ about starlet Rhea Chakraborty. What is not so...
Alia Bhatt is in the midst of the most challenging role of her career in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangaubai Kathiawadi. And here are some things you won’t...
Sarileru Neekevvaru Starring Mahesh Babu, Vijayashanthi, Rashmika Mandanna, Prakash Raj Directed by Anil Ravipudi Rating:*** ½ (3 and a half stars) Mahesh Babu has always been the poster-boy for cinema with a relevant theme and contemporary topic.This ...
In this business of brittle relationships and broken dreams it is easy to forget that Kajol and Ajay Devgan have been married for 20 years . They have co-starred in...
The very fact that a film on Malala Yousafzai is being brought to the screen is reason to rejoice. Director H. E Amjad Khan’s ambitious bio-pic Gul Makai takes on the Taliban in...
Chhapaak Starring Deepika Padukone, Vikrant Massey, Directed by Meghna Gulzar Rating: *****(5 stars) What a splash Meghna Gulzar makes with Chhapaak! This sensitive stunning film about a real-life acid-attack victim’s attempt to rebuild her life as ...
Tanhaji(3D) Starring Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Kajol, Neha Sharma,Sharad Kelkar Directed by Om Raut Rating: *** ½ (3 and a half stars) There is a pall of déjà vu shrouding this lavish though self-limited homage...
No Good Newzz in 2020 either for Akshay. In 2019 Akshay Kumar was brutally trolled for various reasons including his Canadian citizenship . It looks like 2020 too has begun on...
In India making films on real-life characters , specially those who are alive, is becoming almost impossible. Meghna Gulzar and her producers faced their share of legal hassles...
Darbar Starring Rajinikanth, Suneil Shetty, Nayanthara, Directed by A R Murugadoss Rating: **(2 stars) What do you expect from a Rajinikanth film? Well, you have all of it here, then some more. ...
This month on Jan 10-11 three Bollywood personalities I’ve known closely over the years and one of whom I no longer know or want to know, turned a year older within 24...
It has been a while since Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani have been a couple, though they are yet come in the ope.Mutual friends say the dishy Disha is an extremely...
When the iconic Rajnikanth roars into a film directed by one of Tamil cinema’s most formidable names, there is bound to be an added pressure. The very ...
It look like the process of polarization on ideological, if not religious grounds, has started in our film industru. Director Raaj Shaandilyaa who directed the hit Ayushman Khurrana film Dream Girl in 2019,...
Friday January 10 is a red-letter day for the Hindi film industry. Three major Hindi films –Meghna Gulzar’s eagerly awaited real-life biopic Chhapaak, Ajay Devgan’s historical Tanhaji and the...
While many in the film fraternity like Anurag Kashyap and Dia Mirza are openly praising Deepika Padukone for her visit to the lately-vandalized Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) in Delhi, others are not so happy with what they see...
Vijay Deverakonda is going places. Mumbai, to be exact. He is currently in the city as Karan Johar’s guest of honour, trying out his new look for his next film Fighter which Karan will co-produce ...
